Tex. Occ. Code § 51.053 · Subchapter B. DEPARTMENT AND COMMISSION
COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP; ELIGIBILITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Each member of the commission must be a representative of the general public.
(b) A person is not eligible for appointment as a member of the commission if the person or the person's spouse:
(1) is regulated by the department;
(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving funds from the department;
(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving funds from the department;
(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the department, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for commission membership, attendance, or expenses; or
(5) is an employee of the department.
(b-1) In addition to the eligibility requirements provided by Subsection (b), a person is not eligible for appointment as a member of the commission if the person:
(1) has been convicted of a felony or of any crime involving moral turpitude; or
(2) is not a citizen of the United States.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a person may be a member of the commission if the person or the person's spouse is registered, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the field of health care.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 8, eff. June 14, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 1.004, 1.026, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 1.02, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1160 (S.B. 3070), Sec. 50, eff. June 20, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.51.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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